PlantsHerbs & Teas
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Biennial herb for pots and bed edges
EasyHerbs & TeasEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Leaves May–Oct
- How it spreads
- Biennial
- What to buy
- Transplant. Seed is slow.
- When to plant
- Set out in April or May. It often returns the second spring, then bolts.
In the design
Flat-leaf has more flavor. Curly holds up in a salad.
If you eat it
Leaves
Wash. Do not confuse it with wild parsley lookalikes you did not plant.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
